The article looks at Virginia to examine how cybersecurity risk can be quantified.

Modernization provides many state agencies with the platform necessary to shore up cyberdefenses.

There is agreement on both sides of the aisle that an expansion of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) would benefit state and local efforts. There isn't consensus on just how that should happen.

Both states have taken legislative steps to unify their approaches to IT security.

The drumbeat of data breaches and the growing problem of identity theft disproportionately harm low-income Americans.

Montana Chief Information Officer Tim Bottenfield outlines five things he wants the State Information Technology Services Division to focus on as they work to expand services for both agencies and citizens alike.

A new bill signed into law by the governor will create an extensive infrastructure for combating bad actors.

The Office of Security Management was created within the Department of Information Technology and oversee consolidation of cyberdefenses.

Idaho's Incident Response Program will be implemented statewide via WebEOC for state agencies and local governments to identify cyberthreats in a standardized and quantifiable format.